Preservation is a way to preserve summer vegetables for use in winter. The fruits processed by brine retain useful qualities and acquire an original taste. But it often happens that preservation explodes during storage. It is important to know the reasons why this is happening in order to maintain winter reserves. How to cope with the problem, and whether it is possible to use the exploded cucumbers, we will consider in more detail.

Why cans with cucumbers explode: the main reasons

Seaming preservation and storage in the pantry are not always a guarantee of the preservation of cucumbers until winter. Many housewives are faced with the fact that closed cucumbers swell, take off or shoot some time after cooking. For what reason this happens, and what this process depends on, and also on what day after the twist the explosion occurs, we will consider below.

Explosion of cans occurs due to the entry into the preservation of pathogenic bacteria. Propagating, microbes emit carbon dioxide, which needs a way out. As soon as there is too much gas, it will break through the container with cucumbers.

Banks "bomb" not immediately after being placed in the pantry. The fermentation process begins about a week later. From this point on, the jar of spoiled cucumbers can burst.

Did you know? For the first time, preservation was used by French confectioner Nicholas Uppert. He suggested storing food in a closed container, before which it was hermetically sealed and boiled in salt water.

Consider the main reasons why canned cucumbers are inflated:

• violation of cooking technology, with the banks starting to shoot the day after seaming;
• in case of improper or insufficiently thorough sterilization of containers for spinning, as well as vegetables, since poor processing of the fruits promotes the growth of bacteria;
• if for preservation use defective vegetables;
• improperly selected vinegar, it should be 9%;
• salt for conservation should be selected only stone, iodized is not suitable;
• when keeping preservation in a warm place, for example, if you live in an apartment and keep the twists near the battery.

Air inlet

Air ingress during the spinning of the cans is considered a common reason why preservation explodes. When air enters the jar, it creates favorable conditions for the development and reproduction of bacteria. To prevent the appearance of air, it is necessary to fill the container to the neck with brine.

Important! Be sure to sterilize the jars and lids together.

Air can enter the jar if the sealing key does not fit snugly on the lid and tightens it badly. Because of this, the marinade can also become cloudy.

Incorrect marinade preparation

Another reason for the "bombing" of containers with canned cucumbers is the improperly prepared marinade. When preparing the marinade, it is necessary to follow the proportions indicated in the recipe, otherwise preservation will not be able to stand for a long time.

Pickled vegetables are cooked with vinegar, it is the main component of preservation. It must be borne in mind that vinegar is a rapidly evaporating liquid, so it must be added at the end of cooking, or poured into a jar just before it is rolled up.

You also need to adhere to the proportions and other components: sugar and salt are added strictly according to the recipe. If their number is incorrect, then the vegetables will ferment, or the marinade will cloud.

Important! When preparing the brine, carefully observe the proportions. With an error in the formulation, it becomes diluted and does not cope with its purpose.

Poor preparation of cans

To cook pickled or pickled cucumbers, you need to prepare a container for them. Often, glass containers are used for marinating. For this, the containers must be thoroughly washed and then sterilized.

Sterilization can be carried out in various ways:

1. In the oven. To do this, first wash it, dry it, then put it on a baking sheet and warm it up.
2. Using steam. Hold the container over the steam for 2-3 minutes, then put the neck down on the ironed towel.
3. By boiling in a large container, for example, in a saucepan. The container is placed with its neck down and boiled in water heated to + 100 ° C.

If you use cans that have stood for a long time after sterilization in the open air, or poorly sterilized, then the preservation will explode or deteriorate, becoming unsuitable for use.

Improper preparation of cucumbers

You should adhere to the rules for preparing cucumbers before rolling.

Key recommendations:

• dry the collected cucumbers well and take away, while discarding the fruits with skin defects;
• to make crispy cucumbers, they need to be placed in water for 2-3 hours before preservation - this treatment allows you to make them more dense, which will save the vegetable from rotting;
• wash cucumbers thoroughly before spinning, as microorganisms, as well as E. coli and botulism, may remain on them;
• do not use rotten cucumbers for pickling;
• do not use salad varieties of cucumbers - they are too soft and will quickly begin to deteriorate in conservation.

Did you know? Scientists from Harvard proved in 2010 that cucumber pickle restores the balance of electrolytes in the human body after lengthy workouts, as well as relieves muscle cramps. Today, many athletes, given this, to prevent dehydration, drink a quarter cup of brine before training.

Insufficient sterilization time

Basically, in recipes for pickled or canned cucumbers, the conditional sterilization time is indicated.

For reliability when processing fruits, you must additionally take into account the following points:

• sterilization time depends on the size of the cucumbers - small ones sterilize less than large ones;
• sterilization is carried out on low heat so that the heat is evenly distributed;
• the readiness of cucumbers can be checked by their color - correctly sterilized fruits change color to olive;
• greens are better placed in a marinade, and not in containers, so it will be better disinfected.

How to save exploded cucumbers?

Many housewives are interested in the question: what to do, if, after all, the banks with cucumbers burst, can conservation be saved then? Burst preservation can be used if the vegetables are processed again. However, before resuscitating the spin, you need to make sure that the cucumbers have not yet begun to roam.

Open conservation and try cucumbers. If they are not acidic, and you do not smell fermentation, you can not throw them away, but cook them again. Otherwise, the conservation must be discarded. Eating fermented cucumbers can lead to food poisoning.

Important! So that the preservation does not explode again, tomatoes can be closed with cucumbers.

For the reprocessing of canned cucumbers, you need:

1. Rinse cucumbers in cold running water.
2. Place them in clean cold water for a quarter of an hour.
3. The brine that remains, drain and digest.
4. Wash and sterilize cans thoroughly.
5. Fill the containers with the prepared brine, cover, leave for 15 minutes.
6. When the specified time has passed, drain the brine into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
7. Re-fill the jars with hot brine.
8. Add vinegar at the end of the calculation: one teaspoon per three liters.
9. Roll up the jar again and place the neck down on the towel.
10. Wrap the preservation with a blanket and leave to cool.

Cucumbers processed in this way resemble pickled vegetables to taste, rather than pickled vegetables. There is another method by which you can save exploded cucumbers.

To do this, follow the following recipe:

1. Wash the cucumbers in cold water and place in a clean, sterilized container.
2. Pour heated water up to + 100 ° С, leave for 15 minutes.
3. When the required time has passed, decant the water and add to it half of all the ingredients that are indicated in the original recipe.
4. Bring to + 100 ° C.
5. Pour cucumbers with pickle.
6. Grind two aspirin tablets, this amount is enough in a three-liter jar, add the powder to the container.
7. Roll up with sterilized lids.
8. Turn the jar upside down and wrap it with a blanket.

This method will prevent damage to conservation due to the disinfecting properties of aspirin.

Is it possible to eat exploding cucumbers?

You can only use exploded cucumbers if they are recently closed and have no taste or smell of fermentation. If they stood in the pantry for a long time (about a month), you should not risk it.

The longer the bank is, the more actively bacteria develop in it. It is impossible to predict in advance whether there is a causative agent of botulism among bacteria. This is one of the most dangerous diseases that can be infected by eating rotted canned cucumbers.

How to prevent a problem?

To preserve the blanks for the winter, you should take care in advance of preventing the explosion of cans with preservation. To do this, you must follow the rules of cooking products and the recipe.

Follow these guidelines when harvesting cucumbers:

• wash vegetables thoroughly and check for defects;
• sterilize cans and lids in boiled water, while it is better to disinfect the cans in the oven;
• use a proven sealing key to tighten, it must tightly roll up the container with cucumbers;
• Follow the technology of cooking cucumbers, brine and marinade;
• therefore add all ingredients to the recipe;
• use high concentration vinegar;
• Keep the preservation in a dark, cool place, for this a cellar or pantry is suitable.

Why turn over and wrap banks?

Any prescription for the preparation of preservation ends with wrapping the container and placing it upside down in a storage place. Banks with preservation are turned over so that the lid with which the can is rolled up is warmed up. This allows you to further sterilize it.

Then they wrap the cucumbers in a blanket or a warm towel so that the jar cools evenly. If done correctly, the brine will be clean the next day. If the recipe is broken, the liquid becomes cloudy and the jar slightly swells.

Knowing the rules and reasons for the explosion of cans with preservation, you can prevent them, and then you can safely use delicious cucumber blanks. Carefully approach the procedure for preparing brine and seaming cans, check the products for appearance, smell and taste, and you can protect yourself from diseases by eating only properly cooked cucumbers.